Tandoori chicken

Tandoori chicken

Fresh from the oven!

Creating meals are all about using your imagination and instincts! Here is a guide for the tandoori recipe, please use or alter the ingredients as you please J

Ingredients

5 chicken drumsticks (marinated with some freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt and cracked pepper to taste)

Two or three pinches (or around a little more than half a teaspoon) of the following:

·      Saffron powder

·      Turmeric powder

·      Cumin powder

·      Coriander seeds (pounded or grounded)

·      Cardamom pods (pounded or grounded)

·      Paprika

3 tsp of curry powder

2-3 tsp of chilli powder

1 tsp of garam masala

5 cloves of garlic

1 little knob of ginger (grated)

4–5 tbsp of Greek yoghurt  (depends, less or more), generous enough to cover chicken until silky texture

2 tbsp of vegetable oil

Chopped coriander and spring onions for garnish (optional)

You can marinate chicken pieces with spice ingredients overnight for a more intense flavour!

Method

1.     Mix marinated chicken with spice ingredients, with garlic, ginger and cover it with yoghurt and  vegetable oil.

2.     Leave aside for 10-15 minutes.

3.     Bake or grill in oven at 180c (fan forced) for about between 30 or 40 minutes until chicken is a little brownish.

4.     Serve the chicken with a little squeeze of lemon and garnish it. Serve with raita, rice and other cooked vegetables or lentil.

Ingredients for raita

Mix a bowl of greek yoghurt with some crushed garlic, squeezed lemon juice, chopped cucumber, chopped mint, chopped coriander, a little salt and pepper.

Selamat makan!